Sentences with phrase «followed party lines»

The approval votes for the budget followed party lines.

In addition, some Democratic Catholics and evangelical Hispanics worry that Clinton's abortion stance has followed party lines and diverged from her earlier, more moderate position.

Let's get back into power, the Party thinking went, and we'll be able to train all these newly elected politicians to follow the party line.

So it's no surprise then that they're being undermined by someone running as a Republican who's not interested in following the Party line.

These voters elected candidates who were running on the Party ticket, but not interested in following the party line.

In a 51 - 49 vote following party lines, the Senate approved its version of the tax reform bill during a marathon session, with only one Republican, Tennessee Senator Bob Corker, voting against the measure.

Second, «a group of qualified and mature people» to review the evidence — Brian is saying here that everyone participating in the conversation here are neither qualified (despite the many who say they are survivors of experiences just like this one, not to mention Julie herself), nor mature (this follows the party line that people here are mere internet rubberneckers taking voyeuristic pleasure in watching the train wreck of a marriage).

Since they are still here, they know that they are seated on the same level as he, that they may speak honestly and do not have to follow a party line, and that he is attentive to them individually as well as in the group.

If any government on Earth made a practice of detaining anyone who didn't follow the party line indefinitely, and torturing them constantly once detained, they would be branded as committing crimes against humanity and international criminals.

Our children are taught, mostly, to follow the party line thinking and also to tow the line period.

Wenger said it straight after the West Ham win, Francis Coquelin said it this morning, and now Mesut Ozil is also following the party line.

He didn't quite follow the party line, telling his local paper: «I believe Gordon Brown has been the worst prime minister we have had in this country.

Very much following the party line there.

The federal government shutdown has sparked a great deal of finger pointing, much of which follows party lines.

Following party lines, even if they do not understand what is at stake?

Stephen Kinnock followed the party line in abstaining, but 48 of his colleagues voted against ministers» plans to cut # 12bn from the welfare budget.

Yes, any commentary that doesn't follow the party line should be silenced in liberal fascist New York.

Such a right would allow a vociferous minority to trigger a by - election for what might simply be political advantage; the threat of a recall petition could equally could be used to intimidate MPs who did not follow the party line.

He told his researcher Graham Stewart that while he was a Conservative he was independently minded and did not easily follow the party line on every issue.

With Democratic registration outstripping all others in New Paltz, and most voters following the party line in November, they contend, town elections are decided by a few hundred voters with time on their hands.

Lobby correspondent Adel Darwish (penname Alex Darwin) tweets: «An admission from Vince Cable that he was following party line of BSkyB bid rather than relying on neutral civil - servants» advice?»

If it follows the party line vote seen in the House, Newton expects it to pass and Republican Governor Bill Haslam to sign it into law.

Votes on vouchers consistently follow party lines, with a few urban Democrats breaking ranks to support vouchers and a few Republicans in opposition.

Despite following his party line fairly well, he is also a believer in tax credits for higher education and went on to introduce legislation to improve the tax credit system.

Their press was unanimous and all their politicians followed the party line.

Their media will follow the party line of United Russia.

But let's «purge» the college and universities of educated people and fill their ranks who follow your party line, eh?

The leaked files showed that The Team had done this by hiding how they presented data, and ruthlessly suppressing dissent by insuring that contrary papers were never published and that editors who didn't follow their party line were forced out of their position.

She wouldn't be able to compete with the bloggers who «follow the party line».

If it were, she'd be insane to go about it the way she is when she could get it so much more painlessly by following the party line.

Phil Mote is now the State Climatologist of Oregon (after their Governor fired the previous one for not following the party line on AGW).

they just follow the party line.

Superman1 wrote: «My responses don't contain invective, expletives, or hyperbole, but they tend not to follow the Party Line of this blog.»

Not exact matches

The election histrionics only grew in intensity following the conclusion of the Democratic National Convention, with Republican nominee Trump in particular generating countless headlines as he clashed with the parents of a Muslim U.S. Army captain killed in the line of duty after they criticized him during a speech on the night the party nominated Hillary Clinton.

Following that line of thought it means that Mr. Jean and the Wild Rose Party simply do not have a plan at all.

Get back in line and follow your shepherd (label / category / organization / political party, etc..)

Perhaps the best illustrations are found in Islam and that modern «secular religion,» Marxism (particularly when it becomes a movement that follows a fixed doctrine or party line).

One report found that this pattern of official reticence and private worries leads pastors to bring up the salary issue repeatedly in the course of interviews, and then follow the «party line» by adding, «But salary's not that important.»

I originally followed the «party line» and encouraged mothers to express milk while using a nipple shield but soon found that some mothers were developing uncomfortable [oversupply] and recurrent plugged ducts.»

They are the only national UK Party with a clear line on what should follow the referendum.

This process establishes congressional and legislative district lines, which can influence the competitiveness of those elections in favor of one political party or another until the following census in 2030.

But fewer than half think the governor is doing a good job in office, and, if the state's Working Families Party follows through on threats to run a progressive leaning candidate on a third party line, Siena's Steve Greenberg says the race becomes much closer, to just a 15 point lead for CParty follows through on threats to run a progressive leaning candidate on a third party line, Siena's Steve Greenberg says the race becomes much closer, to just a 15 point lead for Cparty line, Siena's Steve Greenberg says the race becomes much closer, to just a 15 point lead for Cuomo.

Dan Levitan of the WFP released a follow - up statement leaving open the possibility that the party could offer Cuomo the line down the road.

Eeyores reckon that the party's 2010 election performance was a disaster, given the promise held out by its poll surge following the first televised leaders» debate, and they argue that Nick Clegg's credibility since backing the coalition's line on tuition fees has been very costly.

Liberals also accused Cuomo of having the line siphon votes away from the WFP, which was knocked down to Row E following the success of the Green Party.

Her decision to run follows a contentious Working Families Party convention, where the third party nominated Cuomo for their ballot line in this year's gubernatorial elecParty convention, where the third party nominated Cuomo for their ballot line in this year's gubernatorial elecparty nominated Cuomo for their ballot line in this year's gubernatorial election.

This process establishes congressional and legislative district lines in many states, which can influence the competitiveness of those elections in favor of one political party or another until the following census in 2030.

During a June 4 Town Board meeting, company representative Michael Tsandilas told officials that several interested parties had lined up to purchase the once - popular inn, which dates back to the late 1700s and has fallen into extreme disrepair following years of neglect.

He has also pledged to take a tougher line on opposition to the government's welfare reforms, following a split within the party over its stance not to oppose the welfare bill.

Candidates on the Independence line do not have to take marching orders from political party bosses or follow tooth and nail a restrictive party platform insofar as policy positions and social issues are concerned, instead they are free to make conscious and pragmatic decisions as to what is best for their constituency.